The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 7, 2116
Waning Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
2:41 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2390
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 212.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -20.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.45° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.06° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.